A bunch of very important fossils disappeared during WWII

80 years ago, a bunch of fossils of ancient humans disappeared.
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[@danielbickford3458]

I'm pretty sure a bunch of Spinosaurus fossils were bombed during one of the world wars, I was a half expecting something like that

[@krankarvolund7771]

Not just Spinosaurus, a lot of dinosaur bones disappeared under bombs ^^'

[@krankarvolund7771]

@Solar Solar He was far from complete XD There was a part of the skull, a dozen vertebrae and four ribs, most of these bones were also incomplete. It was still an impressive specimen as it managed to show the defining feature of Spinosaurus: the elongated neural spines, but still ^^ The real problem of its destruction was that it was the holotype, meaning the thing that everyone should look at when they try to determine if they've found Spinosaurus or not. And since 1945, to determine if we've found Spnosaurus, we can only look at drawings ^^' Hence why Nizzar Ibrahim proposed a neotype ^^

[@GazB85]

It was in Germany during WW2.

[@gangstergoji2k5isgod]

Spinosaurus fans being asked about the holotypes be like:

[@firytwig]

It wasn’t a bunch, it was the only one we had, also practically all of Stromer’s collection was destroyed, including Carcharodontosaurus

[@prinzessinpummelfee7495]

I mean we found Richard III under a parking lot, so why not a bunch of human fossils?

[@QueenBee-gx4rp]

👌🏻

[@lh3540]

geophys. ground penetrating radar.

[@fajaradi1223]

@@nocturnal6129 What is a human anyway?

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

@j parking lots are expensive but human history is priceless

[@anyascelticcreations]

Whaat!? I had not heard about Richard III being found under a parking lot! 😲

[@ravelordnito9504]

Slight correction; although most of the fossils were indeed lost, some original teeth (molars and canines) still exist in the Palaeontological collections of Uppsala University, Sweden.

[@TheSaneHatter]

We lost a LOT of valuable relics during WWII: Heinrich Schliemann's finds from Troy, the skulls from the Hinterkaifeck massacre . . . the list goes on. And those are just the ones we lost to bombing raids: this is the first time I've heard of relics disappearing "in transit" during that time.

[@harleyquinn5774]

The story of these bones is interwoven into author Amy Tan’s (write, “The Joy Luck Club”) novel, “The Bone Setter’s Daughter.”

[@graphosxp]

"If you find them fossils let me know ASAP!" - Pyrite

[@dawn8293]

Oh no!

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

Hungry, why wait!

[@KtotheC6342]

Lol

[@RowanWarren78]

😆😆😆😆

[@wokeness420]

I don't get it 🤔

[@repositoryforresponses4131]

Parts of our history really do just vanish into thin air

[@dinokaijumaster1254]

I agree. Most of Stromer's work was destroyed because, despite him trying, it was never moved away from berlin that was getting bombarded because WWII. We lost the holotype of: Spinosaurus, Bahariasaurus, Aegyptosaurus, Stomatosuchus etc..

[@kyrab7914]

Honestly amazing that we find the bits we do tbh

[@ToxicAudri]

Or go up in flames, the third Reich was known for its book burnings, but they also burned plenty of medical research, as a matter of fact a lot of research into trans people was lost as a result of the third Reich burning and destroying it.

[@lucilla888]

@@kyrab7914 yeahh

[@karenevans7823]

Or into a private collection!

[@MasterFlores35]

Is it possible to have a video done where the evolution of the Exoskeleton of bugs is explained ? I was really curious about that doing yard work yesterday and thought of pbs eons lol 🙌🏼

[@refindoazhar1507]

I want to see that too. As far as i know the arthropod fossils from the Cambrian already sported extensive exoskeleton, so how far do we know about its origin and evolution?

[@MasterFlores35]

@@refindoazhar1507 I hope they see our comments hehe 🙌🏼🤙🏼

[@brittanyfaucett745]

@@MasterFlores35 liked and commenting to hopefully give your comment a tiny bit more visibility. Bc I would also like to see your idea made into a video 😊

[@sirblue5586]

insects breathe through tubes in their exoskeleton, the bigger the insect the longer the tubes. the longer the tubes, the harder to breathe. this is why insects are not larger than they are today, like they were in the carboniferous, when we had 32.5% oxygen level, compared to our measeley 21% now. also spiders legs are an advanced system of hydraulics with fluid under pressure

[@MasterFlores35]

@@sirblue5586 awesome, awesome to the max. You should co-host that episode when they make it lol 🙌🏼

[@FreeWorldSpirit313]

It's interesting that wars are a big part of history but they are also part of why so much of history is missing

[@lolbored801]

I'm loving these shorts that you all do. Gives me something to do during my breaks at work.

[@Ara_Arasaka]

In a few thousand years they’re gonna dig up that parking lot and be REAL heckin confused.

[@lindsyfish6704]

"WWII happened to them" Sounds about right, yeah.

[@disnecessaurorex4908]

Thanks for the history lesson PBS and Blake. Next time when someone loses something, I'll say: "they got dragon boned"

[@sidneygreenglass106]

Can I borrow that one? lol

[@zhongxina9420]

Ayo?

[@avenged277693]

"irreplaceable artifacts destroyed in war" I feel like I've heard that before.

[@tylerschoen5643]

Just think about all the human history lost in the burning of the Alexandria Library. I’m sure we lost entire cultures and first pieces of paper writing

[@krankarvolund7771]

If you refer to the burning of Alexandria by Caesar's troops, it was probably nothing important, as they burned the warehouse where exported documents were stored. Meaning they burned a buch of copies that were easily replaced ^^ Alexandria library probably disappeared due to neglect during the later days of the Roman Empire, there was just not enough money or care to continue to copy all the books, and to take care of the library.... Sadly, it seems that neglect and uncare did far more to make knowledge disappear than pure will to destroy it ^^'

[@tylerschoen5643]

@@krankarvolund7771 interesting. I know 10% or about 40,000 scrolls were burnt by Caesar’s men. Either way we are missing so much written history. A lot caused by war, time passing, rulers seeking total control, and ignorance. I can’t imagine what was lost in the dark ages. So much probably was burnt just to keep fires going.

[@sidious36]

@@krankarvolund7771 no, the great library was destroyed by a raging mob of Christians. In recognition of which the Catholic Church made their leader one of its “Church Fathers”.

[@krankarvolund7771]

@@sidious36 That's also what I believed, but when I searched more profoundly, it appears that no one mentionned the Library of Alexandria for a long time before that burning, so either it had already disappeared, or at least it was greatly diminished, probably only one of its buildings remained.

[@robbiemoore2884]

If it helps you feel better, most documents in libraries such as those were copied and sent to multiple places in case of disasters like that

[@jacobh1833]

I wish we had a series of 'lost fossils' or fossils that were thought to be different then found to be the same.

[@KimberlyGreen]

Truly a "mystery in deep time".

[@ZOCCOK]

This loss of fossil is definitely a tough cookie to bite

[@BobsShow]

The way he said home erectus had me dying

[@iamjane9628]

Has anyone looked at Mar-a-Lago ?

[@b_uppy]

Lol.

[@killapicklepiratepanda7373]

And that's why plasters are made thank goodness that wasn't left out.

[@VictorianTimeTraveler]

That really is awful it's kind of like the spinosaurus skeleton that was destroyed in a bombing raid

[@joedoggity9400]

Now I know where Howard Hamlin went after Better Call Saul

[@XcRunner1031]

Wars destroy so much knowledge - ancient artifacts, fossils, books, papyri, all the way to cutting edge research. At least there are casts of these bones.

[@francobeefy6849]

The yakuza has them. Close Encounters With Humankind Sang Hee Lee. It’s a great book.

[@pinstripesuitandheels]

Oooh... A fossil mystery!

[@robertfarrow5853]

They found Richard III under a parking lot , there's hope!

[@DFloyd84]

That dastardly Steve stole the bones!

[@JoseRodriguez-dx4pb]

Never thought I'd see James Bond narrate PBS material in my lifetime🤪🤪

[@Randibunny]

I like to drink 3 glasses of wine n watch y’all’s videos 😂

[@ericgrace9995]

Hey....a couple of years ago we found the body of Richard III buried under a municipal carpark in Leicester, England.

[@dopeyfx1783]

Dig up that carpark I say, we did it for Richard III and that led to finally finding him.

[@Digitalhunny]

It's only a parking lot. Not like it's an actual home or building, right? So, ground penetrating radar might work?

[@xtrff2024]

So they did find mammals then. Just not the species they were expecting.

[@Thorny_Misanthrope]

Nobody really wins wars. There are just degrees of loss.

[@YBSolow]

Can't stand thieves. No respect for em..

[@jcraigie]

Why do you suspect theft?

[@b_uppy]

Likely.

[@porthoel]

I want to know more about the book behind him tough cookie 🤣

[@edwardd3897]

Or maybe the plaster casts were an artist’s rendering of what a caveman’s skull looked like.

[@AJScraps]

As long as we at least have plaster casts, we’ve avoided some misfortune. I understand the actual fossils hold more historical relevance and scientific data; but lets be grateful for the casts 🙏

[@krankarvolund7771]

The problem is also that casts are far less precise than actual fossiles. Like, Lucy was studied primarily from casts, and they've found out that one of her bones was a baboon bones only when some scientists had access to the original bones ^^ Plus, with new techniques, we now can study the structure of the bone, and it can give very useful informations.

[@AJScraps]

@@krankarvolund7771 I agree. It is a scientific loss. I hope we find the originals

[@buddhavskungfu]

Have you tried lake Meade? I just saw yesterday and it’s looking grim. Also, I need details on those glasses.

[@KtotheC6342]

I'm pretty sure I saw a movie about this? And somehow this relates to the Denisovan cave where they discovered a completely new species that is comparable to the Neanderthals.

[@jimdraper4776]

Pretty sure that is a bar in Downtown Denver.

[@alfonsomunoz4424]

Fossils waiting to be found a second time.

[@Mary-Love]

Insane that Jane Goodall met the man who discovered and excavated these bones

[@peacefulmonke]

Is any unique knowledge attributed solely to these specific fossils? That would be interesting to know.

[@yay-cat]

So they were dug up and like will be dug up again in say 1000 years but those guys might assumed they were tortured seeing as the remains were squashed into a box

[@alswann2702]

They're in the same warehouse as the Ark.

[@adecree]

This is why war sucks. We still can't even figure out the pyramids!!

[@cggc9510]

Didn't they do a podcast on this topic?

[@AuthoritativeBanana]

I’m willing to bet some ultra rich guy owns them

[@KhanMann66]

It’s either in some rich dude’s closet or it shattered to millions of pieces when the ship got sunk.

[@krankarvolund7771]

From what he said, they didn't make it on the boat, as the boat sunked before arriving at the base, they buried it, probably to protect them from bombing and japanese forces, and forget it. Now, it's either lost, or already decomposed in the ground ^^'

[@sumis8096]

Tough cookie book in the background 🤗

[@ZAR556]

maybe that's Yeti

[@RebSike]

The only complete spinosaurus skeleton was destroyed in the bombing of Berlin

[@rogerhorky7258]

it was not complete

[@lh3540]

they need to get the time team geophys team on that parking lot

[@Idotisme]

If they survived they are in private collections

[@eatwhatukiii2532]

Probably the ship got sank in transit

[@sonaliduttaeverythingdeart3587]

Very interesting info. 👍🏻

[@Mr.Isquierdo]

Is there a way to save shorts?

[@isixqueenxofxmadness]

Why is he so dad-handsome 😭 Is the podcast coming back?

[@glucosedaddy4525]

Back then they were faking skulls to boast a find. Nothing has changed

[@Mrf388]

its not the first time these things go "missing".

[@heidismith8970]

Try the Smithoneon institute

[@Manhandle730]

Chairman Mao used them as ashtrays.

[@ItemlabeI]

They’re in the British museum

[@DenkyManner]

And then at the end sneak in the fact we have casts of them so it isn't actually that big a deal.

[@RaccoonRecluse]

Homo erectus was around for 200,000 years. You can't tell me they didn't have some semblance of modern technology even if more like middle ages.

[@cerasinopshodgskissi3817]

Their most advanced technology consisted of controlled fire and Acheulean stone tools.

[@ungoyone]

Kinda interesting the casts remain but the fossils didn't. That doesn't add any openings for conspiracy theories like, at all.

[@bredcubed1161]

They still kept the casts and didn’t ship them.

[@Account1746]

People really think we all came from 2 humans 😂😂

[@stare4539]

That’s sad

[@zakaruahbones3142]

Pretty sure Indiana Jones found them.

[@Mattnoble80]

While they may have been destroyed by the war it is a possibility a pretentious person felt as if they held something of such great value so it is hidden something

[@alumbo]

Was this the uss Harrison voyage?

[@annieoops6243]

Interesting!

[@Fisheey]

Bet they’re in a British museum

[@rokuth]

Brought to mind the end scene of "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Lost in a warehouse somewhere...

[@likwidmocean]

ground up as an aphrodisiac and sold to the highest bidder

[@mysticdreams212]

Did you check in the Indiana Jones vault?

[@shadowknightgladstay4856]

Sounds like all of paleontology. A mystery

[@jjpmcc]

So it proves, earth 6,000 years old? NOT!

[@unknowntosociety01]

Is this guy the dad of Josh from Mythical Kitchens? The resemblance is uncanny

[@miguelelgueta5830]

I though this was the lawyer of Better Call Saul

[@thomicrisler9855]

When I first saw this short in my feed I thought it was a Mythical Kitchen short until I read the title lol.

[@aiko9393]

Can we Xray the parking lot? Y'know, just in case.

[@fifthlomat717]

I want to know where all the giant native Americans went

[@2sexyfomyshirt]

Did anyone check the British museum in london?

[@blender_wiki]

Usually we call this "stolen"

[@paulacornelison243]

Are you talking about Peking MAN? I thought they were lost in China.

[@mikebar42]

Scrappy dabby Doo

[@LeoDas688]

We also lost another animals fossil because of world war,world war is the enemy of science

[@vikasbalu294]

this KZbin algorithm ugh , ppl are doing more and more shorts, it keeps us occupied and makes us prone to short term attention span, u guys I love this channel do more of long ones too :')

[@mintyfresh6530]

Probs in the Vatican lol

[@thatguyovertherelmao]

Howard Hamlin

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

War and a parking lot... Go humans! 😒

[@kelsey.targaryen]

Tough cookie 👁👄👁

[@TrueTydin]

Science daddy saves the day from a lack of epic knowledge once again!

[@cherylpattersonreeves9827]

Is he the grown up kid from the Christmas Story movie?

[@RemiliaVampire]

i have them

[@RR-ob8ze]

I have them

[@isixqueenxofxmadness]

Has anyone asked the british empire yet?

[@the_wandering_viking9031]

I have em

[@gaywizard2000]

Argentina?

[@hapichampagne5916]

“Which is a dope name” 😂 a dope name it is sir.

[@dport9563]

I'm so tired of censorship of historical replicas or representation. Why is Homo Erectus male not shown completely. 😑